Single Ply Roofing Industry (SPRI)
We’d rather hear about the battles than learn you lost a war
By Emma Peterson. Roofing professionals share insight into the importance of mental health awareness and care in the industry. If you didn’t know, May was mental health awareness month in the United States! Mental health is a key issue in our industry, with construction having the second-highest suicide rate ...
The shift toward roof restoration solutions
By Jenny Yu. Industry experts discuss how increased awareness and tight labor markets are driving a shift toward coating restoration systems. Roof coating restoration is gaining momentum as building owners and specifiers look for cost-effective, less disruptive ways to extend roof life. In a recent episode of CoatingsCast™, industry experts ...
SPRI announces plans to revise test standard for external gutter systems
This standard provides methodology for the structural testing of Gutters used with low-slope roofing. SPRI, the association representing sheet membrane and component suppliers to the commercial roofing industry, announced that ANSI SPRI GT-1 R2022 Test Standard for External Gutter Systems is being revised and will be re-canvassed for approval as an ...
SPRI announces plans to revise test standard for edge systems used with low slope roofing systems
This standard is now undergoing its regular review as required by SPRI’s ANSI procedures. SPRI, the association representing sheet membrane and component suppliers to the commercial roofing industry, announced that BSR/SPRI/FM 4435/ES-1 “Test Standard for Edge Systems Used with Low Slope Roofing Systems” is being revised and will be re-canvassed ...
SPRI announces plans to revise wind design standard for ballasted single-ply roofing system
SPRI, the association representing sheet membrane and component suppliers to the commercial roofing industry, announced that SPRI RP-4 2022 “Wind Design Standard for Ballasted Single-Ply Roofing Systems” is being revised and will be re-canvassed for approval as an American National Standard. This standard provides a method of designing wind uplift resistance ...
SPRI announces plans to revise detection and location of latent moisture in building roofing systems by nuclear radioisotopic thermalization
SPRI, the association representing sheet membrane and component suppliers to the commercial roofing industry, announced that SPRI NT-1 “Detection and Location of Latent Moisture in Building Roofing Systems by Nuclear Radioisotopic Thermalization” is being revised and will be re-canvassed for approval as an American National Standard. This standard provides a minimum ...
Trade Association Coalition Announces Q1 Findings from Market Index Survey for Reroofing 2026
A coalition of industry trade associations representing contractors, consultants and manufacturers in the U.S. and Canada has completed its Quarterly Market Index Survey for Reroofing for the third quarter of 2025. The survey is an industrywide effort spearheaded by a coalition of trade assocations, including the Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers Association, Canadian ...
Building safer and stronger roof assemblies
By Emma Peterson. How SPRI and DORA help the roofing industry prepare for increasingly extreme weather events. As each year passes, we see the intensity and frequency of storms, fires and other weather events continue to increase. In fact, NASA data released in 2025 found that “Extreme events are becoming ...
NRCA encourages roofing professionals to complete latest Quarterly Market Index Survey for Reroofing
The survey is an industrywide effort to collect information about the reroofing market spearheaded by a coalition of trade associations. The National Roofing Contractors Association encourages roofing professionals to join industry trade associations representing contractors, consultants and manufacturers in the U.S. and Canada in taking part in the latest Quarterly Market ...
SPRI welcomes new president, Brian Chamberlain
Single-Ply Roofing Industry (SPRI) is thrilled to announce Brian Chamberlain as its president for the 2026–2027 term. Chamberlain brings nearly 40 years of experience with Carlisle Construction Materials and a long history of leadership within SPRI. His contributions include supporting technical task forces, helping expand the organization’s educational programs and founding ...
